| Compact Fluorescent Lights | | | | Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection |
| Not only do CFL bulbs provide a whiter, cleaner light, | | | | Agency). Such products can save you money since |
| they actually use up to 70% less energy than | | | | they require less energy to operate and help protect |
| traditional incandescent bulbs. In addition, just | | | | the environment by reducing greenhouse gas |
| replacing your most used lights in your home (think | | | | emissions. |
| the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms) can save you | | | | Add Greenery |
| hundreds of dollars on your utilities bill every year. | | | | Planting trees, bushes, and other shrubs near your |
| Programmable Thermostat | | | | home can actually help reduce your cooling and |
| Why pay to heat or cool your house while no one is | | | | heating costs. How? They provide shade in the |
| there? If you haven't done so already, consider | | | | summer and insulation in the winter. Not to mention |
| installing a programmable thermostat allowing you to | | | | they will provide beautiful greenery for your |
| program the temperature inside your home during | | | | landscaped yard. |
| set times of the day. Turn the thermostat back | | | | Slow the Flow |
| when you are not home or sleeping - a few degrees | | | | Installing low-flow showerheads and faucets (Grohe |
| up in the summer and a few degrees down in the | | | | faucets have some great options) allow you to use |
| winter. You won't notice a difference in the | | | | less water without sacrificing water pressure (who |
| temperature but you'll see substantial savings on your | | | | wants to bathe in a trickle?). They may be more |
| heating and cooling bill. | | | | than traditional ones initially but you will quickly make |
| Purchase Energy-Star | | | | up the difference once you see the difference in |
| Appliances and products that are Energy-Star | | | | your water bill. In fact, slow-flow faucets and |
| approved mean they have meet strict efficiency | | | | showerheads can save a family of four more than |
| standards set by the government (Energy-Star is a | | | | $300 a year on their water bill. |
| joint program between the U.S. Department of | | | | |